Aotearoa  New Zealand and Te Reo Māori

Quick as History of NZ

The first settlers arrived from Polynesia between 1250 and 1300 AD.

The first European to arrive in New Zealand was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. 

Europeans did not revisit New Zealand until 1769 when the British explorer Captain James Cook arrived.

The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand’s founding document, signed in 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs.

Aotearoa is the current Māori name for New Zealand.

Te Reo Māori

Te Reo Māori is the indigenous language of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

The Māori alphabet is made up of ten consonants and five vowels

Consonants

h, k, m, n, ng, p, r, t, w, wh

r is very short and slightly rolled
wh is pronounced as f
ng is pronounced as the ng in singer

 a, e, i, o, u

The lines above vowels (macrons) indicate the way a vowel is pronounced: short or long.

 

Short sound: A/a (as in up); E/e (as in pen); I/i (as in eat); O/o (as in fork); U/u (as in you)


Long sound: Ā/ā (as in far); Ē/ē (as in peel); Ī/ī (as in heel); Ō/ō (as in your); Ū/ū (as in roof)

Vowels

Greetings (Mihi)

Kia ora Hello / Thank you
Kei te pēhea koe? How are you?
Tēnā koe Formal greeting to one person
Tēnā kōrua Formal greeting to two people
Tēnā koutou Formal greeting to many people
Mōrena / Ata mārie Good morning

Endings

E noho rā Goodbye (from a person leaving)
Haere rā Goodbye (from a person staying)
Nāku noa, nā Yours sincerely (one signatory)
Ngā mihi Regards
Kia ora rawa atu Many thanks
Ka kite anō See you again

Place Names

Kaikoura Taupō
Manawatū Tauranga
Rakiura (Stewart Island) Waikato
Rotorua Wairarapa
Ruapehu Whakatāne
Tairāwhiti Whanganui
Taranaki Whangārei

Resources

Māori Dictionary
https://maoridictionary.co.nz/

 

NZ Tourism
https://www.newzealand.com/nz/

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